The Week's 10 Hottest Apple News Stories, May 16

Looks like we've got a good handful of iPhone 6 and iOS 8 rumors cooking out there these days. No surprises to us. 'tis the season after all. As we move closer to WWDC, as we move closer to that traditional fall drop date, things start to percolate out there in the rumor mill world. So let's have a look at those and a few other tasty treats in this week's news roundup.

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The Week's Hottest Apple News Stories

Apple Allegedly Testing 1704×960 Resolution Display For Rumored 'iPhone 6'One of the big questions surrounding Apple's rumored transition to larger iPhones centers on what Apple plans to do with the device's screen resolution, and now 9to5Mac's Mark Gurman claims that Apple is testing a 1704×960 display for the units. (The current resolution for the iPhone 5s is 1136x640.)

NFC-Based Mobile Payments Could Finally Come to iPhone This YearNFC has been widely rumored for the last several iPhone models, but each year seems to come and go without Apple actually adopting the technology. Global investment newswire BrightWire is reporting that Apple is "likely" to incorporate NFC payment technology into the next generation iPhone.

Bentley Shoots Ad Using an iPhone 5s; Edits It on iPad AirDespite how common Apple devices have become over the last decade, a significant fraction of the population still sees its products as status symbols. It's a perception Apple wants to maintain, apparently, judging from the latest commercial from the Bentley luxury automotive company.

The 8 Best Star Wars Games for iOSMay the Fourth has already come and gone, but if you're a fellow Star Wars fan, is there ever really a bad time to indulge in games paying homage to that galaxy far, far away? That's right: the correct answer is no! The good news is there are offerings aplenty to satiate your Star Wars game cravings right at your fingertips.

New iOS Games This Week: May 15, 2014We’ve got a great variety of intriguing-looking releases in the mix this week, including an iPad port of acclaimed indie platformer Thomas Was Alone, the colorful tower defense affair Demons vs Fairyland, and the very attractive Table Tennis Touch and more.

Apple Improves 4K Displays with OS X Update, Enhances Podcast Interface in iTunesThe long wait for Mac OS X 10.9.3 ended this week when Apple released it to general users after close to two months of developer testing. Along with several minor improvements, the update enhances 4K display support for the new Mac Pro and the 15-inch MacBook with Retina display. Also included in the update is a significant improvement to iTunes.